The GOJHL’s Player of the Month for December is Zac McCann of the Stratford Warriors. The 20-year-old veteran picked up 14 goals and 22 points as his team won all seven of their games in the month. The Stratford native also had three 4-point games in December. McCann is the league’s leading scorer with 64 points in 33 games as the Warriors win steak has reached 15 games, propelling them into first place in the Midwestern Division. McCann is the conference’s reigning Most Valuable Player.
Niagara Falls Canucks forward Alexander Hebblethwaite is the GOJHL’s Rookie of the Month for December. The 17-year-old Mississauga native scored 8 goals on four 2-goal games and added 5 assists in 7 games. He leads the Canucks in scoring with 34 points in 24 games. The 17-year-old was a 12th round pick by the Oshawa Generals in the 2021 OHL Priority Draft and was selected to participate in the 2022 GOJHL Top Prospects Game.
The Goaltender of the Month for December is Bryce Walcarius from the Leamington Flyers. He posted a perfect 4 and 0 record in the month with a miniscule 1.75 goals against average and a .916 save percentage. The 20-year-old Aylmer native is in the top 10 among all GOJHL goalies with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties, along with 3 shutouts. Walcarius was taken 23rd overall in the second round of the 2019 OHL Under 18 Draft by the Erie Otters and was selected to participate in the GOJHL 2002’s All-Star Game versus the Brock Badgers.
